Tata Group shares in focus, rally up to 20%

Shares of Tata Group companies were in focus, trading higher by up 20% on BSE in otherwise range-bound market.

Nelco, Tata Investment Corporation and Tinplate Company were up between 5% and 20%, while Tayo Rolls, TRF, Tata Power Company, Titan Company, Tata Sponge Iron, Tata Motors and Trent were up in the range of 2% to 4% on BSE. On comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.15% at 31,357 at 11:00 am. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Voltas and Rallis India however, were down less than 1%.

US defence giant Lockheed Martin and India’s Tata group signed an agreement on Monday to jointly build the F-16 Block 70 fighter in India, should New Delhi opt for the American aircraft in the procurement of single-engine fighters for its air force. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL REPORT.

Tata Steel hit a fresh 52-week high of Rs 534, up 1%, extending its Monday’s 3.4% gain on BSE, after the company said that it proposes to sell 83.6 million equity shares of face value of Rs 2 each of Tata Motors to Tata Sons.

On Saturday, Tata Sons said it would buy 83.6 million shares or 2.85% stake in Tata Motors from Tata Steel on or after June 23.